What a real friend is

Tests: 3 of 12 right · Exam: 2 of 4 right · Kind: ★★★ · Understood: 15 of 16 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 485 of the everyday course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose. The lesson itself, sentence by sentence with trees and pragmatics: the lesson in the corpora.

Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.

Test 1 · ★★★ · right ✓

«a real mate is someone who's got the best skins and buys you stuff». Right?

1. Yes, gifts prove friendship — no support
2. No, real friends have no skins — score 1
3. Yes, if the skins are rare and cost loads of money — no support
4. No, a real friend turns up and keeps secrets — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 3, against 1 for the next best. Its support: lesson 484, line 11: «Some people keep being unkind; you can stay polite but keep your distance and your secrets.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «keep» (+2); the same thing acted on «distance» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«Grace is so mean but I gotta make her like me». What did Lily decide?

1. She didn't need her, polite was enough — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. She became just like Grace — ← Mova's choice · score 6
3. She tried even harder to please her — score 2
4. She stopped talking to everyone — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 2 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 461, line 10: «Best friends can like different things and do different hobbies and still be close.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same circumstance (+4); the same doer «best friends» (+1); a different action (counts against) (+1). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★★★ · right ✓

«If you don't like someone you have to be horrible to them». True?

1. No, you can respect someone without being friends — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 3
2. Yes, it's only fair to treat them the same way — no support
3. No, you must be best friends instead — no support
4. Yes, so they know — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 485, line 8: «You can respect someone without being their friend.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «respect» (+2); the same thing acted on «someone» (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«ShadowWolf was my best mate, Dad ruined it». Looking back, what's true?

1. Connor should find him again on a new account — score -1
2. Dad kept Connor safe from a stranger — ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. Dad was wrong to block him without asking — ← Mova's choice · score 3
4. ShadowWolf was surely a kid his own age — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 447, line 3: «They also fish for details. Zara's online friend offered a gift card if she told him her address. She said no and blocked him. Her dad in Bristol said «Proper…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «block» (+2); the same thing acted on «dad» (+1). The right option, 2, scored 2. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«new kid's stood by the wall pretending to read the fire notice, lol». What would Mia do?

1. Tell her the fire notice is boring — ← Mova's choice · score 9
2. Laugh along with everyone — score 9
3. Go over and invite her to play — ✓ the right answer · score 9
4. Wait for a teacher to sort it — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 9, tied with another option at 9 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 465, line 3: «New places have new words, and they can sound rude when they're friendly. In Liverpool a boy says to Jake, «Alright, la? You sound posh.» «La» is Scouse for la…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «say» (+4). The right option, 3, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«Jake's sorry is two years late, that's mad, it doesn't count». Does it?

1. No, sorries have a time limit — no support
2. No, only sorries said on the very same day count — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Yes, a proper late sorry can still heal — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. Yes, but only with a present — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 477, line 1: «Kieran calls Lily «Smelly Lily» in front of the class. His mum makes him say sorry, so he mumbles «soz» to the floor. Lily says, «That's not a real sorry.» Nex…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «say» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«Maddie moved to Australia so they're not best friends any more». What's true?

1. Distance doesn't end a real friendship — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. They need to live in one town — ← Mova's choice · score 2
3. Friends always forget each other after moving — score 2
4. Calls don't count as friendship — no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 2 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 470, line 1: «Connor's friend Ollie only messages when he needs something: help with maths homework, a lend of a charger, Connor's spare ticket to the match. When Connor inv…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «need» (+2). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★★★ · right ✓

«Scout's just a dog, he's not a real friend». What does the lesson say?

1. Dogs can't feel anything — score 2
2. Only humans can be friends — score 1
3. Pets can be real friends who need care too — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6
4. Pets only love food — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 6, against 2 for the next best. Its support: lesson 62, line 2: «A dog is strong and fast: a big dog can pull a child over or into a road, and a dog that runs off can be hit by a car, so walks and time off the lead need care.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «need» (+5); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

What would probably happen if Sam kept trying to pat Tank, who growls every day?

1. Tank would stop growling for good — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Tank would become his best friend — score 6
3. Mr Doyle would give him Tank — no support
4. He could get bitten — ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 456, line 4: «Sam's dad teaches the real rule for a dog running at you: stand still like a tree, arms in, look away. Staring a dog down, like Connor's uncle says, is a chall…», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «tank» (+6). The right option, 4, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«Grumpy Grimshaw gave Sam a plant, that's sus». What really changed him?

1. He wanted Sam to give him back his football from the garden — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. Small kindnesses over time turned an enemy into a friend — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. He was always secretly nice to everyone — score 5
4. Sam's dad paid him — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 461, line 4: «Best friends don't have to do everything together. Sam wants chess club; Jake says chess is «mid» — Gen Z for boring, nothing special. They argue, then Sam goe…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «want» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). Against it: a different thing acted on (counts against) (-1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

In a film, the cool kid has hundreds of friends who all disappear when trouble comes. What does the lesson say a real friend does?

1. Only stays for the fun parts — ← Mova's choice · score 12
2. Turns up when it matters — ✓ the right answer · score 9
3. Disappears when there's trouble — no support
4. Counts how many likes you get — no support

Why: It took the question to ask what is done. It chose option 1 with score 12, against 9 for the next best. Its support: lesson 484, line 3: «Some enemies stay enemies. Kieran and Jake have been tried by everyone, teachers and mums: «He's just a wasteman,» says Kieran (London slang for a useless pers…», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+5); the same action «stay» (+4); the same doer «chloe» (+3). The right option, 2, scored 9. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★★★ · wrong ✗

«we have to be like Mum and Jo». «obvs. bingo ladies.» What are Lily and Maddie hoping for?

1. To move to the same town tomorrow and live next door — no support
2. To play bingo every night when they are old — no support
3. To fall out like Mum and Jo did and never make up — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. A friendship that lasts their whole lives — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 474, line 2: «Kids often pay for grown-ups' rows. Two families on Sam's street go to war over a hedge, with solicitor's letters (a solicitor is a kind of lawyer), and the tw…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same circumstance (+3); the same action «fall out» (+2). The right option, 4, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a true friend as defined in the lesson?

1. One who agrees invariably with every opinion expressed, in public and in private — ← Mova's choice · score 7
2. One who attends in need, keeps confidences, apologises sincerely and is consistent in public and private — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. One who supplies the most numerous and costly gifts and is admired by the greatest number of peers — score 5
4. One who resides in closest proximity — no support

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 7, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 404, line 5: «Ollie tried a shortcut: he secretly downloaded the free demo of an older game on the family console. Ten minutes later his mum's phone pinged — the console acc…», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «agree» (+6); it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

Ascertain the appropriate conduct towards persons who habitually diminish one's self-regard.

1. To adopt their conduct as one's own — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. To remain courteous whilst ceasing to seek their approval — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. To retaliate by diminishing them in turn — no support
4. To redouble one's efforts to secure their approval — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · right ✓

Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning friendships maintained across great distances.

1. They may endure where regular contact and small customs are maintained — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
2. They necessarily terminate upon relocation — score 2
3. They are not genuine friendships — score 2
4. They require that both parties reside in one town and attend one school — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 1 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 485, line 14: «Friendships can last decades when both people keep turning up, through fall-outs and moves.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «last» (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · right ✓

Identify the principal practice, as established in the lesson, which renders online play safe for a child.

1. Play with any person who offers gifts — score 5
2. Disclosure of one's address to trusted players — no support
3. The use of voice chat with strangers — score 4
4. Play restricted to persons known in life, with chat limited to friends — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 6

Why: It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 4 with score 6, against 5 for the next best. Its support: lesson 480, line 14: «Playing online with people you already know in real life is the safest kind.», reached through the same lesson line as the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «know» (+2); the same place «real life» (+2); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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